nbc's gabe gutierrez is in kaufman, texas. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. the murder of another prosecutor two months employees at the courthouse, and so, the d.a. apparently wanted to help. surveillance video shows kaufman county d.a. mike mclelland at a gun store last friday, hours before his death. shop owner o'neil kidwell says mclelland was looking at weapons, not for himself, but to recommend to his staff who felt threatened. >> and they were all concerned, so he was concerned for them. he had no concern for himself. >> reporter: today, mclelland and his wife cynthia will be laid to rest. >> the world will never, ever be the same without them. cynthia, my sister, i'll see you on the other side. >> reporter: at a public memorial thursday, friends and family honored the couple, their last moments spent together. >> they loved each other. and there was no other way they would have wanted to go. >> reporter: outside the service, heavy security. kaufman county on edge since the mclellands were killed last week, and chief prosecutor mark hasse was gunned do